The nurse instructs an adolescent on preventing the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. Which statement indicates that teaching about the spread of the infection has been effective?
A) "In the future, I'll void immediately after sex to prevent this.".
B) "Next time, I'll be smart enough to look at my partner to see if he has any sores.".
C) "I'm lucky I got this early in life. Now, I don't have to worry about getting it again.".
D) "Can't I be prescribed birth control pills so I'll have some protection from getting this again?"
B
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Syphilis is a systemic disease transmitted by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. After an incubation period of 10 to 90 days, a deep ulcer called a chancre, usually painless despite its size, appears on the genitalia or in the vagina, on the mouth, lips, or rectal area from oral–genital or genital–anal contact. Voiding after sex will not prevent the transmission of syphilis. The disease can be transmitted at any time. Immunity does not develop to syphilis. Birth control pills do not protect from the transmission of syphilis.
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